Do you let your birds out of their cage?

We used to let our bird out. i think that is normal. I don't think I used to be afraid of the bird when I was younger. I think it was just what we had to do when I came home from school. It's interesting to me that you pointed out the dangers of pets being let loose. It's funny because we used to joke that all of the pets at my uncle's house would commit suicide. The only ones that survived were the chickens in his backyard and even they didn't all survive only the ones that gave up hope of leaving. It's not so funny right this minute, but that's what your post reminded me of.